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Luke 11

Luke 11:47

Woes to Pharisees and Experts in the Law · Luke 11:37–54
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Translations

Modern
Woe to you! For you build tombs for the prophets, but it was your fathers who killed them.
Traditional
Woe unto you! for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.
Literal
Woe to you, because you build the tombs of the prophets, but your fathers killed them.
Latin
Væ vobis, qui ædificatis monumenta prophetarum: patres autem vestri occiderunt illos.

Original

Greek
English
Woe to you! For you build tombs for the prophets, but it was your fathers who killed them.

Notes

Luke 11:42–52

Woe to you Pharisees! Woes are the opposite of blessings (see study note on 6:24–26). Jesus pronounced six woes. Three were against the Pharisees (11:42, 43, 44) and three were against the teachers of religious law (11:46, 47, 52).

Events

Parallels

Matthew 23:1–36

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Luke, Gospel of

Topics

Christian Minister: False and Corrupt Hypocrisy: General Scriptures Concerning Jesus, the Christ: Denounces the Pharisees and Other Hypocrites (In Galilee) Lawyer: Jesus' Remarks Against Pharisees: Hypocrisy of, Reproved by Jesus Reproof: Faithfulness in Jesus, of the Scribes and Pharisees Satire of Jesus Against Hypocrites Self-Righteousness: Pharisees Teachers: False: Admonition Against